Morits Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Morits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1571:917,98172,573
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
France201:3,321,136213,627
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Morits (224) may also be a first name.

Morits Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Morits Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Morits (Russian: Мориц) is found most in Russia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morits? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 858,879th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Morits reside; 36 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 36 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Morits is also the 601,629th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 224 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 917,981. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 20 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

Morits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morits has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Morits last name increased 517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Morits last name is chiefly Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Morits last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Morits earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $40,545 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourits92872/
Moorits9239/
Morrits929/
Moritts925/
Moriets921/
Moraits921/
Moritsch86305/
Moraites86196/
Morzhits8618/
Morritts860/
Moritz8339,095/
Morets83283/
Merits83205/
Marits83196/
Moryts8336/
Morids833/
Márits832/
Moritc831/
Murits830/
Moritsova801/
Maurits77770/
Mouritz77292/
Maritse77205/
Meerits77198/
Morgets77138/
Maarits7728/
Moeritz7726/
Merrits7719/
Morritz7716/
Marrits7716/
Morittz7712/
Mohritz7711/
Moretts7710/
Moreitz7710/
Mariets776/
Meraits774/
Matrits773/
Moretse773/
Moritch772/
Margits772/
Meritts771/
Moroitz771/
Mourics771/
Maritsh771/
Moritze770/
Murrits770/
Moraitz770/
Moric731,310/
Morić73898/
Moriz73773/
Moriţ734/
Morič733/
Merritts71575/
Maritsch71270/
Maritshe7178/
Mauritsz7175/
Morzhets7136/
Mauritsh7116/
Moorzitz718/
Moritche713/
Mmaritse712/
Moraytes712/
Moroytes712/
Morgetts711/
Moreetse711/
Morritze710/
Morretzs710/
Morrittz710/
Maritz6718,822/
Morici675,256/
Moretz672,572/
Mouriz67929/
Moricz67728/
Moraiz67692/
Morich67689/
Moreci67567/
Möritz67444/
Marets67338/
Mouric67290/
Móritz67203/
Mauritsch67163/
Meritz67119/
Moriez67113/
Márics6782/
Morriz6754/
Muritz6738/
Merets6728/
Maryts6720/
Märitz6719/
Morytz6712/
Maritš678/
Motrič677/
Morric676/
Murids673/
Morecs673/
Mohriz673/
Moridc672/
Moreic672/
Murics672/
Murets671/
Marids671/
Merritt's671/
Moretx671/
Morrissci671/
Moridz671/
Margitsch671/
Moryci671/
Mooriz671/
Moretc671/
Meryts670/

Morits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morits in the Russian language
Морицmoric-

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Footnotes

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